LOT Polish Airlines launches second Ukrainian link from Bydgoszcz

LOT Polish Airlines launched flights between Bydgoszcz and Kiev Zhulyany on 3 August. The Polish airport celebrated the new route with a water arch salute, with the aircraft pulling onto stand soon after the inaugural baptism. The Star Alliance member will offer a twice-weekly service on the 906-kilometre airport pair.

LOT Polish Airlines launched flights between Bydgoszcz (BZG) in Poland and Kiev Zhulyany (IEV) in Ukraine on 3 August. The Star Alliance member will offer a twice-weekly (Mondays and Fridays) service on the 906-kilometre city pair using its mixed fleet of E170s and E175s. Data from Flightradar24.com and OAG schedules show that the airline will operate this route between the Polish and Ukrainian cities using a Warsaw Chopin-based aircraft, with it operating a Chopin – Zhulyany – Bydgoszcz – Zhulyany – Chopin rotation. No other airline currently flies between Bydgoszcz and Zhulyany, however it should be noted that from 28 October Ryanair will begin a twice-weekly (Wednesdays and Sundays) rotation on the airport pair. Along with Kiev Zhulyany, LOT offers a twice-weekly service between Bydgoszcz and Lviv in Ukraine. It does not operate any further routes from the Polish city. With this launch, Bydgoszcz now has scheduled services to 13 destinations, with Ryanair serving Birmingham, Dublin, London Luton, London Stansted, Glasgow (ending 26 October) and Weeze. Lufthansa offers flights to Frankfurt, while Onur Air links to Antalya and Travel Service Poland operates weekly rotations to Corfu, Dubrovnik and Zakynthos. See how Bydgoszcz Airport’s FTWA compare to others from around the world.